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The Kentucky Blood Center will hold a blood drive on Wednesday, Sept. 14, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Lions Park Community Center (133 Factory Street). KBC is calling on donors this fall to step up and boost the blood supply. KBC, which serves more than 70 hospitals in Kentucky, is coming off a…

A Little Bit Of Everything…And More Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The10th annual Pioneer Days Festival brought four days of fun to Old Fort Harrod State Park and the Harrodsburg Herald was there. From carnival food to rides to arts and crafts to wrasslin’ there was something there for everyone. Wrasslin’ At Old Fort Harrod…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Labor Day is right around the corner, and even though it’s still a million degrees outside, Mercer County is getting ready for fall. At Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, that means Spirit Strolls—lantern light tours of some of the spookiest places in Shakertown—happens every Friday and Saturday through October. They’re…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Health Department is moving from their offices on College Street to the former offices of Haggin Primary Care, located at 470 Linden Avenue, Suite 5. The College Street office will be closed starting Thursday, Sept. 1, through Friday, Sept. 9. They will reopen the office at the…

Fiscal Court Lowers Speed Limit On Some County Roads Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Motorists driving on county roads around Salvisa should watch their speed and look out for new stop signs. At the Mercer County Fiscal Court meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 30, the magistrates voted to install a three-way stop sign at the intersection…

Dean E. Stoops of Mercer County, a retired chief warrant officer 5 with the U.S. Army, is one of 29 Kentucky military veterans from 16 counties inducted by the Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame, the largest class in its history. Selected for their record of significant post-military community service on a local, state or national…

Campaign Season And Campaign Complaints Are Here Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] While some candidates have jumped the gun, the season for election signs does not start until Oct. 1 within the Harrodsburg city limits. That’s according to the Harrodsburg Zoning Ordinance, which states “Temporary signage of three-square feet or smaller placed on or after…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County 4-H chapter were really cooking at the 2022 4-H Country Ham competition, but for Raegan Daniels and Emerson Daniels, both of Harrodsburg, winning is getting to be a habit. The sisters took first place in the 4-H demonstration and speech competition in July and then took first…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Charlee Flach, a member of the Mercer County FFA, won the Reserve Champion Wether Dam at the fifth annual Championship Drive, presented by Farm Credit Mid-America at the 2022 Kentucky State Fair on Thursday, Aug. 25. The ceremony recognized exhibitors for the months of work poured into their show animals.…

A Hectic First Day At Mercer County Elementary School Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] “They just keep on coming,” said one busy teacher as students returned for the first day of class at Mercer County Elementary School on Wednesday, Aug. 10. Despite the traffic, Mercer County Sheriff Ernie Kelty—who was on hand, directing traffic—said everything…